📍 300 N Kenazo Ave, El Paso, El Paso County, 79928
Desert Hills el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in El Paso, El Paso County. The school has 907 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michelle Trujillo. It is part of the Clint Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desert Hills el enrolls 907 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 60.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% White and 1.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 854 | 94% |
| White | 31 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
707 of the school's 907 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 679 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Desert Hills el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 29, state house district 75.
Desert Hills el is one of 15 schools in CLINT ISD, based in EL PASO, Texas. The district serves 10,077 students district-wide and employs 687 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 907 students, Desert Hills el is larger than the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large